What is the Relationship between Theory and Research? Current Points from The Polish Peasant

Q3 Social Sciences

Italian Sociological Review Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI:10.13136/ISR.V10I2S.359

S. Cataldi, G. Iorio

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Abstract

100 years after its publication, The Polish Peasant in Europe and America can be remembered for the attempt to merge different perspectives and overcome the dichotomies. However, it cannot be denied that it is also a controversial work: indeed, beyond the intentions of the authors pronounced in the introduction and methodological note, the integration between theory and research is not so fluid. Our hypothesis is that these limits can be traced back to an intrinsic tension that crosses the whole work and also the Chicago School: the tension between emic and etic. On this basis, the paper traces the choices that the authors made in the different research phases: from the selection of the object of study to the gathering of information, from the data analysis to the reporting and applying the results. In the end the paper demonstrates that in The Polish Peasant the relationship of circularity between theory and research can be recognized as problem-oriented, and that the main result of the work is not so much in its interpretative capacity, nor in its (desired) methodological rigor: it is rather in the affirmation of a public role of sociology.

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理论和研究之间的关系是什么？《波兰农民》的时事热点

出版100年后，《欧洲和美国的波兰农民》因试图融合不同的视角并克服二元对立而被人们铭记。然而，不可否认的是，这也是一部有争议的作品：事实上，除了作者在引言和方法论注释中所表达的意图之外，理论和研究之间的结合并不那么流畅。我们的假设是，这些限制可以追溯到贯穿整部作品以及芝加哥学派的一种内在张力：主位和主位之间的张力。在此基础上，本文追溯了作者在不同研究阶段所做的选择：从研究对象的选择到信息的收集，从数据分析到报告和应用结果。文章最后指出，在《波兰农民》中，理论与研究之间的循环关系可以被认为是以问题为导向的，而这部作品的主要成果与其说是它的解释能力，不如说是它（所期望的）方法论的严谨性：它是对社会学公共作用的肯定。

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Italian Sociological Review Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)

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期刊介绍： The Italian Sociological Review is as an academic journal for the dissemination of theoretical reflections and results of empirical research on social science, conducted with scientific methodologies and made available to a wider audience. The research results may have an impact on policy-makers, on the processes of formation of the students and the development and integration of theories and paradigms. It is therefore important that the journal maintains a high level of quality and transparency in the process of publication.